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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

4

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

3

to become pale; to turn pale

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

3

explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence

2

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

impatience

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

2

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

1

construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation

1

battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war

6

to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

3

fall; drop; descent; coming down

3

to squash; to crush; to flatten

1

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

1

remembrance; recollection; recognition

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

to get on; to climb on

1

just now; a little while back; a short time ago

1

to look around; to survey

7

to ask a question; to ask questions

2

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

5

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

bottom; buttocks

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

3

to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

1

nursing; looking after

2

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

1

a few minutes later; after a few minutes

1

effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)

1

revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection

3

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

1

apologetic

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

1

to intervene; to stop (something)

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

6

because of; owing to; due to

2

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

considerably; greatly; a lot

5

laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

1

wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse

1

way; method; means; resource; course

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

2

temper; disposition

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

4

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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